"Joe Hunt" wrote in message
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A polar low is evident on IR and VIS pics now, pretty much centred over
Shetland.
Sumburgh reports -

METAR EGPB 281120Z 03008KT 0300 +SHSN VV/// M03/M04 Q0993=
METAR EGPB 281050Z 35010KT 2500 -SHSN BKN010CB M02/M04 Q0994=
METAR EGPB 281020Z 33021KT 9999 FEW014CB FEW018 SCT035 M01/M05 Q0994=
METAR EGPB 280950Z 35020G30KT 9999 VCSH FEW014CB SCT034 M01/M06 Q0995=

http://www.west-cheshire.ac.uk/weather/meteosat/d2b.jpg

Joe

Nice swirl on the radar image -
http://www.avbrief.com/newcharts//20...0_lradar_0.gif
12z VIS image also showing the marked cold front sinking S, marking the
boundary to clear, cold Arctic conditions -
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/pdus/BV/...81200BV1_g.jpg

Joe (RASN now turned to SN, TS reported in Knutsford)

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